尘(chén)

HSK 7-96 strokesTrad. 塵

dust

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Character information

Pinyin
chén
Meaning
dust; dirt; earth
Strokes
6
HSK level
HSK 7-9
Traditional
塵

Origin & structure

Where 尘 comes from and how its parts fit together.

Ideograph⿱小土

Small 小 flakes of earth 土

A combination of parts whose meanings add up to the whole.

Made of

小xiǎo土tǔ

Parts are arranged top to bottom.

Traditional form 塵: Dust 土 kicked up by a fleeing deer 鹿

How to write 尘 step by step

6 strokes — each frame adds one stroke, shown in dark ink over the lighter ones.

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Words with 尘

Common words using 尘 — tap any character to open its stroke-order page.

huī灰chén尘
HSK 7-9

dust

Open 灰尘 page →
fán凡chén尘

mundane world (in religious context); this mortal coil

Open 凡尘 page →
qián前chén尘

the past; impurity contracted previously (in the sentient world) (Buddhism)

Open 前尘 page →
chén尘shì世

(religion) this mortal life; the mundane world

Open 尘世 page →
chén尘áo嚣

hubbub

Open 尘嚣 page →
chén尘tǔ土

dust

Open 尘土 page →
chén尘āi埃

dust

Open 尘埃 page →
chén尘fēng封

covered in dust

Open 尘封 page →

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丁丐丘丙丛丝丫丸

From 尘’s common words

灰凡前世嚣土埃封

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